{"id":50546,"date":"2019-04-04T09:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/?post_type=state_bureau&#038;p=50546"},"modified":"2020-11-30T22:48:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T03:48:31","slug":"counselor-of-the-department","status":"publish","type":"state_bureau","link":"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/bureaus-offices\/bureaus-and-offices-reporting-directly-to-the-secretary\/counselor-of-the-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Counselor of the Department"},"featured_media":50553,"parent":5899,"menu_order":0,"template":"","state_bureaus":[1501],"state_countries_and_areas":[],"state_policy_issues":[],"state_states":[],"state_subjects":[],"state_author_groups":[],"state_rss_feeds":[],"acf":{"tf_display_feat_image_on_related_content":true,"page_subnavigation":false,"sel_media_type":"","clone_mixed_media":{"sel_media_type":"","img_mm_image":false,"group_slideshow":{"sel_slideshow_source":false,"text_flickr_album_id":"","gallery_media_library_images":false},"group_video":{"sel_video_source":false,"sel_aspect_ratio":false,"group_brightcove":{"text_brightcove_code":"","ta_brightcove_caption":""},"group_youtube":{"oembed_youtube_url":null,"ta_youtube_caption":""},"group_embed":{"ta_embed_code":"","text_embed_title":"","ta_embed_caption":""}}},"link_button":"","text_mission_title":"Our Mission","ta_mission_copy":"The Counselor of the Department, T. Ulrich Brechbuhl, is an Under Secretary-level principal officer who serves the Secretary as a special advisor and consultant on major problems of foreign policy and who provides guidance to the appropriate bureaus with respect to such matters. The Counselor conducts special international negotiations and consultations, and also undertakes special assignments from time to time, as directed by the Secretary.","po_biography_selector":{"ID":15418,"post_author":"90","post_date":"2018-12-11 19:26:45","post_date_gmt":"2018-12-12 00:26:45","post_content":"[inline-image id=\"81756\" align=\"left\"]\r\n\r\nT. Ulrich Brechbuhl currently serves as the Counselor of the Department. In this capacity, he provides strategic guidance to the Secretary on foreign policy, undertakes efforts to enhance U.S. diplomacy and public outreach, and conducts special diplomatic assignments as directed by the Secretary. On March 5, 2020, Counselor Brechbuhl was additionally delegated the authorities and functions of the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining the Department, Mr. Brechbuhl was president of Appenzeller Point, LLC, a family investing and consulting business. He also served as the executive chairman of Avadyne Health and on the board of five other healthcare and financial services businesses.\r\n\r\nMr. Brechbuhl graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and served as a cavalry officer with the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment patrolling the Iron Curtain before its fall. He also served with the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry in the U.S. Army\u2019s First Calvary Division during the Persian Gulf War.\r\n\r\nAfter leaving active duty, Mr. Brechbuhl graduated from Harvard Business School, receiving his Master of Business Administration in 1994. Since then he worked with Bain and Company, Inc., and has served as the CFO and CEO of multiple companies, both private equity owned and publicly traded.\r\n\r\nBorn in Switzerland, Mr. Brechbuhl grew up in Garden City, New York, and speaks French, German, and Swiss-German.","post_title":"T. 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